"Yes," Sam said.
"Good boy," Gordon smirked. After they killed the vamps he would have to decide whether or not to keep Sam. If he gave him back to his family, he was going to at least make John beg for him. The last time they ran into each other, John acted like he was so much better of a hunter.
"Be back in a hour," he added and left.
Sam waited a few minutes and then went to the hotel room phone and dialled. He couldn't believe that Gordon hadn't left any instructions beyond, "don't leave the room." He shook his head, greatful, and dialled Dean's number.
Dean, bobby, and John were on their way to the witch when Dean's phone rang. He checked the display, shrugged, and answered, "Hello?"
"Dean, I need your help."
"Sam? Where are you?," Dean asked as he put his phone on speaker.
"I'm in Omaha." He gave Dean the name of the motel. "The witch transferred my programming to another hunter. But, she also changed it so I can think for myself and just not disobey. All the guy said was to not leave the room. You have to help me. I don't mind helping with this hunt, I just would like things to be my own choice."
"I know, Sammy. We're on our way," Dean said.
"Do you know the name of the hunter?" John asked.
"Gordon Walker."
"Sammy, be careful. He's a little too gung ho sometimes."
"I'll be as careful as he lets me. Just hurry," Sam said and hung up.
Dean turned the car around.
"WAit, Dean, we should split up," John said.
"Why?"
"Someone has to go after the witch. She can probably control Sam from wherever. Getting him away from Gordon won't be enough.
"OK, you guys go after Sam, I'll take the witch," Bobby said. "Just let me out here and I'll find a ride."
"Thanks, Bobby," Dean said.
SSS
"OK, I'm back," Gordon said. "You ready to do this hunt?"
"No," Sam answered automatically.
"Why not?" Gordon asked, not expecting that.
"I called my brother and I need to stall until he gets here." Sam sighed. So much for the element of surprise.
Gordon just laughed. "I hope I never get your spell or an honesty spell cast on me. How long until he gets here?"
"I don't know. I talked to him about 45 minutes ago, but he didn't say where he was."
"Well, let's hurry up and go." Sam followed him out to his truck.
SSS
Bobby found the witch's house just where John told him he would. He grabbed his gun and very quietly walked in. The witch had her back to him staring into the fire.
"I've been expecting you, Bobby Singer," she said.
"Well, I wasn't expecting that," Bobby mumbled to himself. "How do you know my name."
"I've been watching through the eyes of Sam Winchester. I assumed John would come after to me to break the spell. When Sam called his brother, I figured they would send you on to me. They're tied up right now, by the way. Dean and John."
"Great," Bobby muttered. "Well, that ain't my problem right now. Break the spell or I'll kill ya. These are witch killing bullets. I'm sure you've heard of them."
"I have. SAM."
Bobby couldn't wait for her to give a command. He shot. The witch held up her hand and the bullet fell harmlessly to the ground
"Not good," Bobby said.
"That's probably and understatement, Mr. Singer. I'll deal with you now and the rest later."
SSS
John and Dean arrived at the motel room Sam had told them about to find it empty. "They must have left," Dean pointed out the obvious.
SSS
"We're almost there," Gordon said. "Any questions?"
"No. We just go in and hack off heads, right?"
Gordon chuckled. "I like you, Sam."
"I don't like you, Gordon," Sam replied.
"You don't? I'm shocked, Sammy. That makes me wonder if I can actually control your thoughts and emotions."
"Please don't," Sam begged. Complete obedience was bad enough but having his will to even think and feel stripped from his as well would be too much.
"Here we are. Take this machete and hack off vampires' heads with it. Just the vamps. Not me and not any food they might have in there."
"Got it."
Sam and Gordon approached the rundown barn and slipped inside. They began hacking away at the first couple of sleeping vampires, which of course, woke the rest of them. They took out three more each and looked around.
"Good job, Sammy," Gordon said. "Give me back the machete and get in the truck."
Sam reluctantly obeyed, but once Gordon was inside and they were driving off asked, "aren't we going to burn the bodies?"
"Nah. I don't go in for all that fancy stuff."
Sam wasn't sure how that was fancy, but sat back. Half an hour later he asked, "where are we going?"
"Home," Gordon replied.
"Home?"
"I finally got the entire nest of the vampire that turned my sister when we were kids. I"m retiring."
"That's great," Sam said. He thought all hunters should be able to retire and not have to do this forever. "Guess you don't need me any more, then."
"Nope. But, I've got a friend who might."
"But, I'm only obedient to you," Sam pointed out.
"I figure if I tell you to obey him that will work. We'll check it out when he picks you up."
"And if it doesn't work, you'll let me go?"
"Just be quiet."
They rode in silence the rest of they way.
SSS
Dean got off the phone. "Just found out a bunch of bodies were found on the other side of town with no heads and weird fangs."
"Vamps," John said. "Must have been what Gordon wanted Sam for."
"Vamps as in vampires? I thought there were no such thing."
"They're an endangered species."
"Think Gordon will let Sam go now."
"I doubt it."
SSS
Bobby rattled the bars on his cage for the millionth time. The witch had placed him in a cage and supsended it from the ceiling. Then left. She'd been gone for hours. He couldn't decide if he wanted her to come back or stay gone. He had a feeling it was the latter. He knew for a fact he didn't want to know what she was doing.
SSS
"Here we are Casa Walker."
Sam looked at it. It looked like an old abandoned hospital or something.
"Well, I can't afford to actually pay rent or buy a house or anything. That will change now though. Come on inside."
Sam followed Gordon down a myriad of corridors until Gordon opened what seemed like a random door, but Sam figured it probably wasn't. "Get inside. Sit down in the corner and wait for me. Don't move. Don't talk."
Sam went to the corner and sat down and felt like he was glued thre. He really hated this spell.
SSS
"I've got something you might be interested in," Gordon said over the phone.
"What?" Bela asked.
"A compltely submissive human."
"How does that work?"
"Witch's spell. And to be completely honest, I'm not sure I can turn transfer the submissiveness to you, but if it works, how much you willing to pay? I need to retire."
"I'll have to see him first," Bela said.
"Fine, come on over."
"I'll be there."
SSS
"Keeps going to voice mail," John worried.
"Should we look for Gordon and Sam, or Bobby?" Dean asked. He was worried about both of them.
"Let's go after Bobby. I still think we need to kill this witch before anything else. If we break Sam free of the spell he can take care of himself."
"Right," Dean agreed.
SSS
Sam looked up as Gordon led a young woman into his room. "Bela Talbot, meet Sam Winchester."
"Sam, obey Bela,"
"Ask him to say something. I've told him not to speak."
"Say 'I belong to you, Bela'."
"I belong to you, Bela," Sam repeated.
"Stand up."
Sam stood.
"Turn around."
Sam turned.
"He's big," Bela said to Gordon.
"You want him."
"Yes."
"One million," Gordon demanded
"Half," Bela countered.
"Forget it. Sit back down, Sam."
Sam sat down.
"STand up, Sam, and stop obeying Gordon," Bela said.
Sam stood.
"Sit down, Sam," Gordon said.
Sam remained standing. Bela had broken his bond to Gordon with that one command. He had to admit she was good.
"Half a million," Bela repeated. "He's useless to you now."
"Fine," Gordon grumbled. He should have known better.
"Come on, Sam. You and I are going to make a lot of money together."
Sam followed her out without a backward glance.
When they got out to her car, Bela said, "From now on Sam, you will be obedient to me and only me. Is there anything that can break that bond?"
"If you release me, or if the witch you cast the original spell dies."
"Is there any way to prevent the bond from being broken?"
Sam wasn't sure how he knew this, but the answer came out of his mouth as if he had known it all along. "If you say I bind you to me now and forever, only you can break the bond, not the death of the witch."
"I bind you to me now and forever, Sam," Bela said, with a smile. "Are you now loyal to me?"
"Only in the sense that I can't disobey you or lie to you. But not in my mind," Sam answered.
"Is there anything I can do to actually garner your loyalty?" Bela asked. She knew all about how commands could be taken literally, or she could forget to command something so simple. You always had to stay ahead of spellwork. Especially since witches were usually out to pull a fast one anyway.
Sam closed his eyes as he answered her. If she took his "advice" he was about to lose all free thought. "If you tell me to forget that I'm under a spell and forget anyone else I loved or felt loyalty to, I will still be compelled to obey and be honest, but I will think it is my own choice."
Bela repeated the command to him.
Sam shook his head and fell to the ground. "Bela, where are we?" he asked. "I haven't done anything to inconvenience you, have I?"
Bela laughed. "Of course not. Let's go home."
SSS
The witch had returned a few minutes ago and was preparing some kind of broth underneat him. Bobby was pretty sure she was going to eat him. This was a like a bad fairy tale.
"John and Dean are still after you, you know?" Bobby said, just to have something to say. The situation was getting a little awkward.
"Won't matter any more as far as they're concerned," she said.
"What? Why not?" Bobby asked.
"My spell has been broken," the witch said.
Just then the door burst open and Dean and John let forth a volley of bullets and the witch went down dead.
"You're just in time," Bobby said.
"Looks like you were going to be the main course," Dean said. "Didn't she know that old men are tough."
"Shut up," Bobby said. "How'd you do it?"
"Do what?" John asked as Dean worked on getting the cage lowered from the ceiling.
"Break the spell."
"By killing the witch, I hope," John answered.
"She said the spell was already broken."
"Not by us," John said.
"I don't like the sound of this," Bobby said. "We better find Sam."
SSS
"Sam, tell me about your family," Bela said.
"You're my only family, Bela. I'll never need anyone but you.